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A federal court in Tennessee denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment on an African-American employee’s race discrimination and hostile work environment claims under Title VII and state law.  The decision was based in large part on the sheer volume of several supervisors’ alleged use of offensive, intimidating remarks.  The record included evidence of frequent…

In Baez v. Anne Fontaine USA, Inc., the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss a terminated employee’s retaliation claims under Title VII, New York State Human Rights Law and the New York City Human Rights Law, and hostile work environment claim…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued updated guidance regarding national origin discrimination for the first time since 2002.  The new guidance defines national origin discrimination as “discrimination because an individual (or his or her ancestors) is from a certain place or has the physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a particular national origin group.” …

In Catalina v. Moniz, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico dismissed Equal Pay Act and Title VII pay discrimination claims brought against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).  Although Plaintiff raised a question of fact regarding whether she performed “substantially equal work” as a male coworker, the employer presented…

A Connecticut federal District Court ruled that a female ex-school teacher may proceed with her Title VII claim alleging sexual orientation discrimination. Boutillier v. Hartford Pub. Sch., (D.Conn., 3:13-cv-01303-WWE, 11/17/16).  Plaintiff alleged that, because of her sexual orientation, she was subjected to an extended pattern of mistreatment by the school principal and vice principal. …

Jackson Lewis Principal Dean Falavolito and Associate Joanna Rodriguez recently won a defense verdict for a Pittsburgh non-profit organization in a lawsuit claiming religious discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.    The client was insured by Employment Practices Liability Insurance (“EPLI”).

In the …